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[ sawft-bawl, soft- ] / ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɒft- /
nouna form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a ball that is larger and softer than a baseball. the ball itself. something that can be easily dealt with: The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question. Origin of softballFirst recorded in 1925–30; soft + ball1 Words nearby softballS. of Sol., soft, softa, soft armor, softback, softball, softballer, soft-bill, softboard, soft-boil, soft-boiled Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for softballMorning talk shows should be a doddle for a President: softball questions easily answered with a platitude or three. ‘Michelle Will Not Run For Office’: Obama's Daytime TV Confessional|Lloyd Grove|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Erick was in the kitchen with the girls, getting ready to leave for his softball game. The Cost: What Stop and Frisk Does to a Young Man’s Soul|Rilla Askew|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ann is a pleasant brunette, a former class officer, yearbook editor, and member of the softball team at Dryden High. The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST By 14, he was a bartender whose heroes were the softball players who raced into the bar for a beer between innings. The Stacks: John Schulian’s Classic Profile of Newspaper Columnist Mike Royko|John Schulian|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wasn't quite sure how he'd be spending his summer, but he was thinking of volunteering for a softball league. From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals|Matthew Wolfe|July 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is amazing that it only took us two days and there was room enough for a football field and two softball diamonds. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson Ang búla sa bisbul gulam kay sa búla sa supbul, The ball used for baseball is slightly smaller than the ball for softball. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff Well, 'bout de biggest things us played when I was a chap was baseball, softball, and marbles. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration The level area between the creek and the road was large enough so we could have softball games and park cars there. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson She looked around, but no one was paying any attention, they were all watching the softball game. The Circuit Riders|R. C. FitzPatrick
British Dictionary definitions for softball
nouna variation of baseball using a larger softer ball, pitched underhand the ball used cookery the stage in the boiling of a sugar syrup at which it may be rubbed into balls after dipping in cold water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |